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Workshop Programme

Confirmed invited speakers

Schedule

Tuesday, April 17
18.00 – 21.00Registration and get-together
Wednesday, April 18
8:50Opening
 
 SESSION 1 (9:00–10:30; chair J. Petzelt)
9:00I1 - S. Veprek, invited
Mechanical properties and origin of the superhardness in nc-TiN/a-Si3N4 and related nanocomposites
9:40I2 - T. McNally, invited
Composites of polymers and nano-‘fillers’
10:20Coffee break
 
 SESSION 2 (10:50–12:30; chair M. Pizzi)
10:50O1 - E. Barkanov
Nondestructive testing of the mechanical properties of nanocomposites
11:10O2 - S. Shelestiuk
Effective Young’s modulus for polyurea elastomer filled with inorganic MoS2 nanotubes and Mo6S2I8 nanowires
11:30O3 - V. Samulionis
Ultrasonic relaxation in polyurea elastomer composites with inorganic nanotubes and nanowires
11:50O4 - A. Baklavaridis
PP-graft maleic anhydride as compatibilizer and its effect on the mechanical properties of PP blend/WS2 nanocomposites
12:10O5 - C. Noberi
Synthesis and characterization of multi-walled CuO and TiO2 nanotubes by hydrothermal method
12:30Lunch
 
 SESSION 3 (14:00–15:20; chair V. Reshetnyak)
14:00I3 - K. N. Rozanov, invited
Frequency-dependent effective material parameters of composites as a function of inclusion shape
14:40I4 - R. Pelster, invited
On the quality of electrical contacts between carbon nano-tubes or nano-fibers in composite-materials
15.20Coffee break + poster session
 
 SESSION 4 (16:00–18:00; chair T. McNally)
16:00O6 - M. Labardi
Nanoscale electrical properties investigation of PVP/Mo6S2I3–4 nanocomposite electrospun single fibers
16:20O7 - W. Kuznik
Simulations of non-linear susceptibilities of polyimide-fullerene nanostructured materials
16:40O8 - B. Paci
Composites materials of inorganic nanostructures and polymers for efficient organic photovoltaics: evidences of enhanced interface morphology and photovoltaic stability
17:00O9 - T. Di Luccio
Effect of WS2 nanotube addition on P3HT structural and optical properties
17:20O10 - P. Lobotka
Preparation of nanoparticles by sputtering of a material on the surface of ionic liquid
17:40O11 - A. Zak
Tribological properties of epoxy resin composite with inorganic WS2 nanoparticles
19:00Dinner
  
Thursday, April 19
 SESSION 5 ( 8:30–9:50; chair J. Hlinka)
8:30I5 - S. M. Nakhmanson, invited
Electroactive nanotube and polymer compounds by first principles design
9:10I6 - H. Nemec, invited
Charge transport in nanostructured semiconductors investigated by terahertz spectroscopy
9:50Coffee break + poster session
 
 SESSION 6 (10:30–12:30; chair M. Glogarova)
10:30O12 - M. Remskar
Atomic scale measurement of friction on a single MoS2 nanotube in relation with macroscopic testing on polymer nanocomposites
10:50O13 - E. Stratakis
Field emission properties of polymer-inorganic nanocomposites
11:10O14 - P. M. Racolta
Nanostructured layers studied by positron annihilation spectroscopy
11:30O15 - N. Topnani
ZnO and TiO2 nanostructures used as dopants in liquid crystal polymers
11:50O16 - N. Podoliak
Magnetite nanorod-nematic liquid crystal suspensions
12:10O17 - P. Kunzo
Polyaniline/TiO2 nanocomposites with in-situ polymerization approach for chemiresistive gas sensors
12:30Lunch
 
 SESSION 7 (14:00–15:20; chair A. Zak)
14:00I7 - M. Haluska, invited
SWCNT synthesis, characterization and integration into sensors
14:40I8 - M. Pizzi, invited
Nanomaterials: the enabling technology of novel sensing devices
15.20Coffee break
 
 SESSION 8 (15:50–17:00; chair W. Schranz)
15:50O18 - R. Torre
Non-linear spectroscopy for nanocomposite investigations
16:10O19 - I. Kityk
Photoinduced absorption kinetics in silica-coumarine core shell nanoparticles
16:30O20 - J. Stegen
Mechanics and kinetics of nanotube scission under sonication
16:50Closing
Friday, April 20
 Management Committee Meeting ( 8:30–11:30; chair I. Drevensek-Olenik)

Posters

P1 – J. Banys
Broadband dielectric spectroscopy of carbon nanotubes composites

P2 – I. Brnardic and T. Holjevac Grguric
Polymers, modified fillers and nanostructured materials

P3 – J. Dusza
Characterization of carbon nanofibers

P4 – L. Fernandez Garcia
Critical processing in the microstructure and dc conductivity of carbon nanofibers-alumina nanocomposites

P5 – M. Huskic
Surface functionalization of titanate nanotubes with aminosilane molecules

P6 – J. O. Joswig
Influence of nanotubular structures on the characteristics of polymer matrices

P7 – A. Kovic
A novel route for the production of molybdenum nanowires

P8 – T. Lorenz
Different behaviour of SnS2 and SnS nanotubes and monolayers under mechanical stress

P9 – D. Nuzhnyy
Broad-band dielectric spectroscopy of some dielectric - nanocarbon composites

P10 – D. Rajh
Electrooptical properties of liquid crystal - inorganic nanowire dispersions

P11 – M. Reinecker
Glass transitions of confined molecular liquids and nanoparticle–elastomer composites

P12 – V. Reshetnyak
Reinforcement of inorganic nanotubes/elastomer composites. Theory versus experiment

P13 – W. Schranz
Increasing dynamical correlations near the glass transitions of polyurea and nanoparticle–elastomer composites

P14 – I. Zuburtikudis
The effect of PP-graft maleic anhydride on the thermal properties and structure of PP blend/WS2 nanocomposites